VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-1999043

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.67%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-08-23
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists in Jenkins 2.137 and earlier, 2.121.2 and earlier in BasicAuthenticationFilter.java, BasicHeaderApiTokenAuthenticator.java that allows attackers to create ephemeral in-memory user records by attempting to log in using invalid credentials.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-772: Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

Primary references